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Array MADIAM
LABOR ADYOCATE
With Which Is Incorporated THE B. C. FWf' jJATIONIST
Seventeenth Year. No.
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VJ-NCQUVEB, BC, FRIDAY MORNING// i\ 23, 1925
Eight Pages.
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Fascist: Order Death
Penalty For Striking
ROME.—The council of Italian
ministers controlled completely by
the fascisti, has issued decrees
which place the Italian people absolutely at the mercy of the fascist
dictatorship.
Decrees of Fascist Dictators
One creates courts for. compulsory arbitration of labor disputes,
making strikes punishable by
death.
Another unifies the army, navy
and aviation corps under the control of fascist officers.
A third merges the six forms of
civil police bodies into a national
body, wiping out the powers of
municipal and provincial departments and centralizing all police
power in the hands of the fascist
national centre at Rome.
The fourth "reorganizes" the senate, practically abolishing elections
to that body, and making it In
effect a rubber stamp group of
senators appointed by Mussolini.
Barbaric Murderfest at Florence
Ih spite of the severe censorship,
the Florence murders by the fascisti
of free masons, are learned to be
far larger than the fasolst press
admits. Fully eighteen men were
murdered in reprisal for the death
of one fascist who had invaded the
home of a mason without warrant
of law and with arms in hand.
Many of -those murdered were
assassinated under the most brutal
circumstances. Fascist bands
broke into their homes, stabbing
and shooting the men to death
while In bed and in the presence
of their terror stricken wives and
children. In many instances the
house was wrecked and set afire.
Contrary to censored news, the
fascist authorities did not attempt
to stop the massacre, and issued
orders to police and troops to keep
the fascists from being interfered
with by any opposition.
Unemployment Fails To
Cool Irish Militancy
Immediate Requirements
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Farmers and Workers Must Unite Against Oppressors
[By ROSE HENDERSON, Federal Candidate for New Westminster.]
QNCE again politicians harangue Premier King says: "What this worth of goods to England alone, tZ^rhamZ hUsT'The g"ove^
the people Of the nation to enst oountry needs is markets." Co- and her citizenry were wholly free ment prohibited this and th
their votes in favor of one or operatlon ls the flrst law °f li£e* from unemployment and poverty.
and it is because we have not followed this law that chaotic condi-
DUBLIN, Ireland.—The labor
situation 's acute throughout Ireland. The northern parliament, on
reopening in Belfast, was faced by
a demonstration of the unemployed
who proposed to assemble outside
other of the old parties.
Onoe again they waste the tions prevail in our social and
people's money accusing each other economic life. The co-operative
of extravagance and maladininistra- societies of England have a paid up
tion, deceiving and breaking their membership of nearly six million;
promises to the electors. During suPP°si'-S a wife and three children
election time this has always been to c0™> the family of each 'ar^VbUsi"7 I™ ♦ T™ than the Clyde.
their art for capturing rJa, fooT ™**" and we. have a group of f«er« to °btain'°ne. fm loans
tag the people and keeping them 25,000,000 persons. A tremendous at the lowest P°sslble lnterest= for
ln ignorance ot real Issues.
demonstrators withdrew.
National Banks -when challenged in parliament
Another pressing need for the by the labor members the cabinet
security of the farmer is a Na- ministers justified their action by
tional Bank, to be backed by the quoting local labor speeches, in
wealth of the nation. Such a bank- which it was'declared that it Bel-
ing organization would enable fast became red, it would be redder
Much Unemployment
Belfast has the highest record of
market for the farmers of Canada. the thing wnioh -s strangling pro- un6mpioyment in the British Isles.
A market which is freed from the gress fInancIany in Canada today In Great Bl.ltaIn the average num-
New Westminster riding, where the Waf? ot tbe """"J m.a"'s ^ t^ST ^^ "^^ >" °f Unerap,oyed iS twenty-nine
_.._.„.,,.._ „ - u .u ,-'■■■_ u and fr°m the control of the banks; "" loan sroups.
electors fire nnrn rurnl _ti_ nvhon '
Crop Insurance
for this huge movement are Further, the basic industry must
perfectly free from the domination be protected from natures enemas.
of market riggers and high finance. The solution lies in the estabiish-
Kelowna farmers are now shipping ing of a National Insurance against of work, operations are held up by
„.v „,„ .„..,„_ .,„„ onions to the co-operative market hail, frost, rust and pests. The a wage dispute which turns mainly
there" Fs "a determination* Trowinjr °f Australla and meeting with dis- principle is generally accepted ..on the question whether unskilled
__.-... ° *-** SltnnS- dlln/iaoB fPVi.. •Inniotnn ... tl.n , i *._.... *._. _ _ t *. . .. . . ... '._._. . . _. .. I Jt
in both these groups to control
In a constituency such as the
stminster riding, where thc
electors are both rural and urban
it is imperative that the farmers ™-}Tl\I?^\™A _™*-e ,bUS._
should know the problems of labor.
Workers and farmers hitherto have
been ptirposely kept apart; they
have been mere political scows
towed about by the old parties. Now
in each thousand; in Belfast it is
ninety.
In Limerick, Ireland, where the
Shannon River electrification
scheme should be affording plenty
their own business and to run it
to the benefit of all concerned.
Co-Operittibn
We are witnessing today
tin.ct success. The decision of the against death, fire, accident and labor on the project should be paid
Ontario, farmers to open trade 0ia age. Why not insurance more than agricultural labor. The
negotiations with this co-operative against crop failure? German contractors offered 32
market is a first step toward pros- shillings ($7.68) a week with free
perity. Denmark has set the ma- Health Insurance , lodging in hutments and although
the chinery of Government to protect Equally Important is the health mg lg more than agl.icultu,*al work-
spectacle of thousands; of farmers tho co-operative societies of that of the people. We stand for the er_. are paia in i_imei*ick, organized
throughout Canada being pushed cenrrttry, with the result that last establishing of- health services,
off the soil. How may we prevent year the Danish co-operative Which would assure every man.
further such destructive measures? shipped six million pounds sterling, (Continued on pape 5)
Grays Harbor Lumber Peaceful Picketing Provocateur Exposes
Workers Fight Bosses Is Declared Illegal, frameupOn Workers
ABERDEEN Wn.—The growth CALGARY, Alta. — Apparently SYDNEY, Australia.—A sensa-
of the rebellion of unorganized P«a^ful P*1"""* °n .the streets "°" was eaused f th„e NeW S°U.tb ItM* and;be """^ f^J* No
of Calgarv is illegal according to Wales parliament when an anti- quisitioned to protect them. No
ao-txr-rvilll .irni'lr _}..■__ no-nlno. 1/Mir Woo-- D *" ' ... _ — — _. . ■_
labor opposed it' as'a s'tavvation
wage.
Strike Solidarity.
The dock workers aro in sympathy with the laborers and refuse
to unload German vessels carrying
material. When the Germans did
tbe work themselves they were attacked and the services of the mil-
a decision handed down by the
appelate division of the supreme
court recently.
friends, exposed a plot being engineered on the eve of the last
O.M.S. Is New Weapon
Against Trade Unions
(By Federated Press)
LONDON—O. M. S. is one of
the weapons British capitalists
1 are forging ip preparation for the
next big labor struggle. O. M. S.
(Organization for the .Maintenance of Supplies), whose council
ls composed of a bevy of unemployed generals, admirals and assorted lords, claims to have a
scheme which is already in operation for enrolling potential scabs,
whom it describes as "citizens of
all classes and of either sex who
1 are prepared to reader voluntary
I assistance in maintaining the supply of food, water and fuel" in
fthe event of a general strike.
Both capital and labor are preparing for the ending of the 9
[month truce in the mining indus-
[try. Ijn spite of the subsidy to
fthe owners the situation remains,
[critical, for the government is attempting to wriggle out of the
guarantees it gave to the miners
on July 31 that wages should not
lbe reduced during the period of
the truce. The miners' union ls
, not going to permit the deduction
, of a cent from the me*n's pay, and
a crisis threatens.
Such tricky dealings are leaving
no doubt as to the alignment of
the government with the employers in the impending struggle.
While O. M. S. is an unofficial
organization, it ls prepared to
(Continued on page 2)
sawmill workers against low wag*
es is alarming Grays Harbor lum
ber lords. The strike, which be
gan September 28th in a Dono*
va* unit, has spread until it in- J-** Z^t^T^VaZe state elections, May 30, when La-
cludtn entire day and night crews ^ted for picketing the Palace '
of the two Donovan mills, the theatre, they were tried by a local hor swept the polls.
Wilson mill and the Aberdeen magistrate, convicted, and fined. Kay said two men in the em-
Lumber & Shingle mill. Other The unions affected appealed the Ploy ot the'anti-Labor forces were
little groups are joining the strlk- vision, with the above result, to burn a British flag atnth n
ers, which number approximately Local labor officials are contem- swear that Laborites had done it.
1,500 men. Both A.F. of L. and P-a«ng carrying the case before At a b.g meeting of protest the
company union agents are on the the supreme court of Canada,
scene, studying the situation. The The two convicted men were,
Loyal Legion of Loggers & Lum- when arrested, engaged in hand-
bermen (the _-L) is a flourishing ing out notices on the streets ad
labor politiciaft named A. D. Kay,, German labor is imported except
who had fallen out with his * the highest skilled grade and there
is no objection to the Germans as
Germans.
blame for burning the flag was
to be charged against the Labor
parly.
Kay said that the timely ex-
_ompany union established , by vising Calgary residents that the P°sure of the P,ot by Labor mcn
some employers who compel membership of all in their plants.
theatre in question did not employ union help, and stating that
for this reason union men did
C* 11 UVv X> l> 'f* n°t Patronize it, and others were
■bail JPOr ran-raCUlC requested not to. The men are
Peace CongreSS AsSUred members of the Calgary Theatri-
____ cal Federation.
SYDNEY, Australia. — Tho Labor Council of New South Wales
at Sydney is sending out invitations for a' Pan-Pacific conference of political and industrial
organizations to all countries bordering oh the Pacific, to be held
at Sydney May 1, 1926. The con«
fevonce is to harmonize the relationships of the workers around
the Pacific.
prevented it being carried out.
No Revolution Coming
Says Legionaire Berry
Highlights oh This
Week's News
■Peg
CANADIAN
Workers' Immediate Needs....
Peaceful Picketing Prohibited \
Record of Canada's Rulers ,...;. 7
■ AMERICAN
A. P. of L. Convention Proceedings.. ?■
"The removal Of all obstacles Pinkerton As Union Buster 3
and difficulties in the way of na- Left wins Prop**"--***. Thrown Out 6
tional and international working- BBITISH
class unity" is called for. Hn,p,m„ploJml"'i in Irf1,l;dv- J
. .;. O.M.S. New Danger to Labor., 1
~""—"~"—~'~~~~~ Unity Call Issuod 1
Curst greed of 'gold, what crimes . FOREIGN
thy tyrant power has caused!— Fascisti Order Death for Strikers 1
Vi.frii Shanghai Boycott Successful 3
''"»"• Australian R.R. Strikers Win 3
British and Russian
Unions Demand Unity
LONDON — Representing 11,-
000,000 British amd Russian trade
unionists, and addressing its appeal to the workers of every
country, the joint advisory council
of British and Russian labor,
which convene.1 in London, declares that "the establishment of
an all-lnclusivo world-wide trado
union interantional has become
more than necessary than over."
The joint advisory council,
' ~ whose report is signed by Tom-
(By Federated Press) sky, on bohalf of the Russian
*• ATLANTIC CITY.—"There is no trade unions, and . by tho lato
room in America for Sovietism and Fred Braml«", on behalf of the
Communism," was the message British Trrffte Union congress,
from the American Legion which notes the ratification of thc ag-
George L. Berry, Major, Legionalre reeme,nt for joint action decided
and president of the Printing Press- upon at the London conference
men's Union brought to the A. F. on April 7. The Russians ratified
of. L. convention. Ho had just ^prll 30, and the British at the
Vrjsjpoken to the Legion convention recent Scarborough Trades Union
in Omaha as the A. F. of L. repre- congress.
sentative. The report summarizes the
Berry lauded President Green world situation as it affects labor
for his declaration at the conven- noting the increasing attacks of
tion against revolutionary move- the employers a,nd the evil effects
ments and asserted that there of the Dqwes plan. The danger
would never be a revolution in of war is drawn attention to and
America, now—nor at any other the increasing revolts of colonial
time. peoples against capitalist imper-
, ialsm and exploitation. The ob
ject of the guarantee pact to Include Germany in a military alliance directed ngainst Soviet Rus-
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TBE CANADIAN LABOB ADVOCATE
Friday, October 23, 1925
Communists' Expulsion
Advocated By A.F. of L.
(By*. Art,Shields, Federated Press)
ATLANTIC CITY—Expulsion of fn*«i.n__*__i_u__ TTniiv
Communists froj»ntl»ft trade, unions ^HWIWUOTOI UlUiy
is recommended by the 45th annual convention of the American
Federation of Labor. The expul-
slonist advice is contained in the
closing worda of a report of the
resolutions committee on that portion of the Executive Couneil re-
CLASSIFIED ADS.
Convention Repudiates
Scab Hotels Provoke
Very lively Discussion
BAHRISThlHS
(By Federated Press) Blra> Blrfl t.j^aax. 401 Mrtro-
ATLANTIC CITY.—The Hotel polltan Bldf.
and Restaurant Workers Union
Again Purcell's Theme Amalgamation Proposal protest against the select^ ot- the baans
V^— ' Hotel Strand of Atlantic City, a non Vancouver, Turkish Baths, Pacific
union hotel, as convention head- Bldg., 744 Harttow St. W.
(By Federated Press) (By Federated Press)
ATLANTIC CITY.—International, ATLANTIC CITY.—Two resolu-
unlty of labor was again the theme tions urging amalgamation, the
of A. A.- Purcell, president of the second also making repudiation ot
, ,. ... _- ■ . International Federation of Trades "the whole program of class nol- ,,,,.__ _
port dealing with Communist ac- TT , - * -■■ a --• -., ... * __ .. with the teamsters' union.
!_ ._. _* ,_ . iv;' . **.-_.■■_. ,, Unions and British fraternal dele- lab.oratlon, as exemplified by the _,_ " . ...
.l..t.ln_ nrxtl IS __Vo tnat TI.P Hfl TY1 *-** - " TT*. /_ H_t._.«t_n nt +Vlo art*
gate to the A. F. of L. convention B. and O. Plan, labor banking,
when he rose to reply briefly to etc.," were overwhelmed at the A.
the presentation of a gold watch F. of L. convention. However, the
by the convention delegates. resolutions were not undefended. J.
*__„ ,-.-.. -. -- "» eeneral hand claPplne that V> ^"l81?1"^ °L «6 Ca"!r Staft who"tesWied"io the'powe. Empire Cafe, Ve^stlngi St. B,
and does not automatically bring nested Purcell showed many central body taking the floor on the> o^ .reat-otoato hotels and the
the expulsion of any Communist hearts warm .for him despite the first amalgamaUon resolution of behlnd ^
for the affiliated national and in- official rejection of his appeal for »M* he was the signer said the
ternatlonal unions have their own allifilation with..the international bunding trades movement panic-
tlvities and it asks that the same
action be taken against Communists in the unions that an operating surgeon takes—removal of
the affected tissues.
The eonvention action is advisory
quarters, led to the warmest ses- BICYCLES
sion of all with the exception of tjaskINB A EliLIOTT, SOO Sender
that when the Railway Clerks Jlstreet W. 1*0 bMt makes ot bicyelee
fought their jurisdictional battle "■*' '"""'• f ■
BOOTS AND SHOES
The defense of the admlnlstra- Arthur Frith & Co., 2313 Main St.
tlon was that it was impossible to minmo /T/u_ai»a\
finn a union hotel in Atlantic City BOOM (LOGGING)
. ,.. ■■ ■'-■ f- _■*. ,.-,._,. H. Harvey, 58 Cordova St W.
and this argument got additional _ ^-
support from Delegate Martel of CAFE
CHIROPODIST
W Hannah Lund, 934 Birki Biff., gives
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qualifications limiting the.member- -™d the sending of a trade, union ntar* »»* been weakened in his .^^ commlttee rejeoted the Sey. 1818.
ship of workers in their organlza- delegation to the organized workers town by the failure of craft unions ^ wQrkerg reso,utlon lnslstlng
policy.
The fight began when the reso-
Y SUFFER WITH BORE IMF.
***.
inatant relief; evening! by appointment.
ship
tionS.
Little time was spent discussing
of Russia.
to co-operate, one working while
Purcell, taking the gold token another «$»■* and a" 1m^}y
that trade union housing be made
a part of future convention af
file matter. Sullivan of the Hotel from President Green, said he t"Saf'",? !n -1"ri*dlotlonal fl«hts; rangements. The hotel men said
and Restaurant Workers said the would cherish it as a mark of the Frank Basky of the stone cutters
matter desired serious eonsldera- friendship of the workers of the ™''"i^J!?^* "^^JJ?"
Von. Ernest Bohm of the New two. nations represented must real, saying the lesson of the pre-
York office workers and John J. have for each otHfer and as a-v^'s *ay 1foula, b? s«f«clent'
— . _ . « _,. t _.*.._._ o„mi,«i ._.( „,■*.„.._.■, A,te^ „„ when the railway clerks were prac-
Doyle of the Brotherhood of Paint- symbol that whatever differences • *"
ers took the floor against lhe Com- there might be regarding the speed ™"'"* ,„i° :" V. aJm»,i7
muMsts. Bohn; declared his local with which we would travel to the brough a Jurisdictional ight aois-
ur.Jon had expelled 40 Communists ultimate goal of labor that there ms from cratt union policies.
some years ago. Doyle declared was agreement that the workers
the painters' Montreal convention everywhere sought that same ulti- NON-PARTISAN POLICY
voted for the .xpulslon of Com- mate goal of emancipation.
munlst members.
there had been failure for years
to carry out a consistent policy of
that kind. Other hotels in Atlantic
City were fairer than the Strand
which ran non union throughout,
they said, though organization was —
not perfect in any of the hotels.
Secretary Morrison, taking the Dr.
platform, said he had gone through
the line of hotels in Atlantic City
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DRUGS
IS AGAIN ACCLAIMED without finding one that met the Red stftr Drug store, Cor. Cor-
(By Federated Press) definition of a union hotel. a0Vft and Carrall.
All Former Officers
Re-elected to Office
Hands Off Scab Goods
ATLANTIC CITY. — Following
Tav«i« u«oj Wortimcfc undeviatinely In the tradltlonal Woman Trade Unionist
leXllie Head tteqUeStS political path of Samuel Gompers, __ - . ..
Urges Organization
- the convention again acclaimed the
(By Art Shields, Federated Press) Non Partisan Political theory that
ATLANTIC CITY.—Union .men opposes the Labor Party idea, but
FLORISTS
Brown Bros. & Co. Ltd., 41 Has-
tlngs St. B.
GLASS
GLAZING, SILVERING, BEVELLDM-
(By Federated Press)
ATT.ANTir^ITY—The A F Of WKSTERN 0LASB C0- LTD" 1M
ATLANTIC-CITY—IBe A.. JT. OI yy Oordova St. W., lew doors welt of I
convention heard Elizabeth Woodward's. Sey. 8087. Wholesale ant ,
retail window glass.
ATLANTIC CITY—(FP)— The
re-election of William Green and keep hands off the scab products solicits votes for individual can-
the entire Executive Council of of the American Thread Co.,. and didates of the major parties and
the American Federation of Labor be ready to respond when called occasionally a third party. In pre- Chrlstman of the National Wo-
came at the close of a day's pro- upon by the textile unionists who senting this section of Its report men's Trade Union League, tell of HOSPITAL
ceedlngs when the staple policies have been battling this heartless the resolutions committee eulogized the pitiful conditions of the mil- -qetter BE SAFE THAN 80RRT--
of the A. F. of L. had been re- concern for more than 30 weeks, the results being gained in con--jions of unorganized women work- D Grandview Hospital—Medical, rarg-
affirmed with emphasis on poll- This is the substance of the mes- gress for progressive legislation ers in the United States. _*}\ *»M*«rnlty. 1090 Viotorla Drive.
tical and international questions sage the A. F. of L. is to send to and asserted that a 15 per cent in- Half the working women of Am. '■—— __* _.
and more Jurisdictional difflcul- every affiliated body at the in- crease of pro-labor congressmen erica get less than $14 a week, LADIES WEAR
ties were announced as settled. structions of the Atlantic City in the next election would give said the speaker. Women are hard- Famous Cloak & Suit Co., 611
Green's re-election was a fore- convention which acted on the ap- labor a working majority. er to organize than men beeause Hastings West.
gone conclusion from the first Peal of Thomas F. McMahon, ——* they have the worse jobs and it is Hudsons Bay Coy., Granville St.
day of the convention nor was President, United Textile Workers ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.—(FP) an accepted fact that it Is more MEN'S FURNISHINGS
there serious suggestion for any Union for the strikers at William** —By general consent of the 45th risky to lose a poorly paid Job w. b. Brummitt, 18-20 Cordova1
change in the eight vice-preslden- tic, Conn. annual A. F. of L. oonventiop, than a better one, that the loss a Street,
cies and the secretary and treas- McMahon told a maving story Major George L. Berry, president $10 a week Job throws the work- Arthur Frith & Co., 2313 Main St.;
urershlps. There was no dissect- of violent constabulary and rough Printing Pressmen's Union, was er in hunger and suffering more MEN'S SUITS
ing vote against the choice of shod evictions that smashed the the best dressed man in the quickly than the loss of a $30 or c D Bruce LM _ Homer and j^,
Frank Farrington, president. II- furniture of the evicted families. Steeplechase meeting. Berry ap- $40 job and women are thus more ings Streets.
Unois miners, and William Hutch- He told how the labor movement Peared to have a different suit timid about taking the first union W. B. Brummitt, 18-20 Cordova
eson, president of the carpenters, of Connecticut and all New Eng- for every session,
as fraternal delegates to the next land had given aid but said the
British Trade Union Congress, support of the entire labor move-
The only election fight was over ment was necessary if this front
the next convention city, Detroit line of defense against the 10 per
finally winning by 4,000 roll call cent wage cut was to be saved,
votes over Birmingham. St. Pet- The 2,500 strikers at Williamtic
ersburg, Florida, and Sacramento are the largest single group re-
dropped out of the race. slsting the 10 per cent wage cuts
—————— that swept both the cotton and
It ls useless to go on rearing wqolen industries of New England.
children ln wretched homes and
giving them a half-baked educa-
Street.
The advertiser is always Inter-
tlon; yet that is what the working ested in knowing where you saw
classes have had to put up with for his advertisement. Just mention
centuries.-Lady Warwick. the Advocate and you'll see.
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But organization of the poorly MUSIC
paid unskilled workers is a neces- -rn0L1NS adjusted, V0I0BD, MS-,
slty, she emphasized. The move- V paired, by expert. Will Edmundii
ment must go beyond the boundar- 96S RobBon St. Sey. 8004.
les of craft to reach these masses OPTICIAN
of the great working public which pltrnan 0ptlcal Hou_e
Include 86,000,000 wage earners ings Westj
not affiliated with the trade unions. ' ________ ——
Every avenue for publicity must PAINT AND ■«•«* PAVELS
be used. The aid of the Women's Qre«rory & Reid, 117 Hastingi
Trade Union League, the speaker street m^:
pledged, is always for the trade RANGES AND STOVES
unions, for the assistance of trade Canada'Pride Range Co., 846 Hast-j
union effort is its whole program. ings Street East.
O. M. S. NEW DANGER
TOBACCOS
Mainland Cigar Store, 810 Carrallj
Street.
(Continued from page 1)
TRUSSES
place itself under government in- C. E. Heard, 959 Robson Street.
structions ln a crisis, and the
government itself is making its
own preparations to fight labor,
if ne?t spring brings a strike.
The disclosures in parliament not
long ago as to the navy's secret
order Ip relation to the use of the
navy for strike-breaking purposes
are a case in point.
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"BAT R WITH PLOWBBS" Friday, October 23,1925
THE CANADIAN LABOR ADVOCATE
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Armenian Workers Are Threaten To Deport
Progressing Rapidly Seamen's Union Head
MOSCOW.—Since the establishment of Soviet rule in Armenia
there were great achievements
made in the domain of popular
education, not only among the predominant Armenian population,
but also among the national
minorities.
For the Kurds were opened
seven schools for children and one
for illiterate adults; for the Turko-
men, 105 schools and 42 for illite-
. rate adults. There were also organized training courses for teachers,
a kindergarten, an infants' home,
and a Turkomen labor college.
Schools for children and adults
have been opened also for the Asy-
rlan inhabitants of five villages.
There are also four schools for
Greeks and 25 schools for Russians. , )
The Armenian Institute of
Science and Art has been opened
this year.
A.F. of L. Declares
8-Hour Day Out of Date
ATLANTIC CITY— (FP)—• The
straight 8-hour day platform is
no more as far as the A. F. of L.
is officially concerned for the Atlantic City convention declared
for a step forward by adopting
the declaration "that it shall be
the policy of the American Fed- ,;
eration of Labor to assist in es-J
tablishing reasonable and advisable reductions in the hours of
labor that eight hours shall be,
tbe. maximum and lesser hours
the general rule."
This declartion for a shorter!
workday than that originally set!
as the goal ot the craft unions is.
expected to give impetus for the
' less-than-eight-hours-a-day move-
meint that some of the unions
have embarked in. Needle trades
unions, the painters and othen
are already working only 40 houn
a week where their organized!
strength is sufficient to enforce!
this rule.
(By W. Francis Ahern, Federated
Press)
SYDNEY, Australia. — Arising
out of the strike of British seamen in Australia, Tom Walsh,
president Australian Seamen t
Union, and Jacob Johnson, assistant secretary, are being tried by a
special board appointed by the
Australian government to determine whether they shall be deported because of their support of
the strikers. The board consists
of 3 individuals chosen mainly because of their hatred of
unionism. Many of the large
unions threaten a strike if the
men are deported. The Labor
party announces that if the men
are deported they will be compensated and brought back to Australia when. Labor is elected to the
federal government. The prime
minister was howled down at a big
meeting at Melbourne Sept. 7.
The strike of seamen on British
vessels is general throughout Australia and New Zealand. Only in a
few cases where the majority of
the crew are colored workers have
the . white workers refused to
answer the strike call. About 95
per cent, of the British vessels are
without crews.
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BURMA
Breaklng away from the Moderates, the left wing of the General
Council of Burmese Associations
has definitely formed itself into a
Swaraj (self-government) party.
A manifesto by the new -party
states that lt is not advisable to
boycott the Burma Legislative
Council, and the intention is expressed to run Home Rule candidates for the constituencies, and to
adopt obstructive tactics Within the
Council until the demands of the
party are granted by the Government. The party contemplates
organizing Labor'in Burma and affiliating with the British Labor
Party. Its candidates will take an
oath not to accept any office or
gift from the Government.
Boycott of Shanghai
Inquiry Very Successful
SHANGHAI, China.—The inquiry into the riots and shooting
of Chinese students by police in the
foreign settlement on May 30 last
has reconvened here, but every
indication points to the futility of
the inquiry owing to Chinese refusal to participate. Justice Flnley
Johnson of Manila presides.
Counsel retained by the municipal council has announced that
three Chinese have offered to
testify despite the rigid Chinese
boycott of the proceedings and the
Chinese chamber of commerce
order to Chinese to ignore the inquiry. The Chinese chamber iB
daily running a full page of denunciations against the inquiry in
the leading foreign newspapers.
POLAND
In the town of Sourashima, near
Lodz, the unemployed crowded before, the magistracy, awaiting the
distribution of doles. The magistrate, to keep the crowd quiet, promised them to begin the distribution and went to the police, from
where he came with a detachment
of policemen. Then he ordered the
crowd, without explanation, to depart. When the workers asked for
explanations the policemen rushed
upon the crowd, swords in hands.
Several persons were wounded,
among them four women (one of
them a 75-year-old woman.)
BUSSIA
In view of the hard economic
conditions of the native tribes of
the northern regions of European
Russia and Siberia and the Far
East, the.council of people's commissaries has decided to absolve
the natives from all direct taxes
and imposts. The exemption doe-_
not apply to persons engaged in
buying and selling the products of
the local industries.
NORWAY
Wage increases obtained by Norwegian Trade Unions during 1924
amounted to nearly £1,300,000,
equivalent to about £15 a year for
each worker. Working hours remained unaltered. Real wages in
Sweden during 1924 compare with
those obtaining in 1913 as 121 to
100. The comparison for this
country is about 95 to 100.
(By W. Francis Ahern, Federated
Press)
BRISBANE, Queensland.—After
a strike lasting a week, railwaymen
in Queensland have won a signal
victory. During the last week of
August they demanded the restoration of a 5 per cent, cut in wages
made by the Queensland arbitration court. The court refused. The
men then demanded the 5 per cent,
increase through legislative action.
The Labor government refused.
The men then held a stop-work
meeting of protest. The state railway management locked out .the
men until they agreed to give up
the stop-work meetings.
The whole, of the railwaymen
then came out on strike. So unanimous was the strike that all the
18,000 employees struck to a man.
Only 8 persons remained in, and as
these were departmental heads,
they were not called out. The whole
state railroad traffic was tied up
at a given hour.
After remaining on strike for a
week until Sept. 3, all the demands
were conceded by the government.
These were:
Stop-work meetinga may be held
during working hours on reasonable notice. The restoration of the
minimum wage of {20 to $21.50 per
week as on July 1, 1925. The government to ensure restoration of
the minimum generally to $21.50
per week to all employees in the
state working under state awards.
A schedule for clerks.
Not only did the railwaymen win
the 5 per cent, increase for themselves, but they stipulated that
every other worker in the whole
state who Buffered' the reduction
should be given the 5 per cent, increase, in line with the railway-
men.
The railwaymen resumed as
quickly as they came out. At a
given hour, all the services were
started. The strike was a complete
victory for the railwaymen and
demonstrated the power of workers
organized on industrial lines.
CHICAGO.—Every bank ln Chicago is being offered the aid of the
Plnkerton private detective agency
to prevent the spread of the Bank
Clerks' Union, which now has
members m ten Chicago banks and
has at least one Institution organized 100 per cent.
The Pinkerton game consisted of
sending to the bankers, memorandum on the Illinois State Federation of Labor convention resolution
in favor of unionizing bank clerks.
With the memo was Inclosed an
offer to co-operate with the banks
in meeting the situation.
Bank clerks in Chicago are terrifically exploited. There are over
1000 bank clerks in loop banks getting $80 a month. Quite a few get
as low as $60 a month or less than
$15 a week. In the outlying banks
$50 a month is not unusual.
The union sent its president, Joe
Shafir, as delegate to the A. F. of
L. annual convention in Atlantic
City. Shafir, who is employed by
the Amalgamated, is pushing two
resolutions, one requesting the A.
F. of L. to assign an organizer to
co-operate in unionizing banks in
important centres, and another demanding that the convention and
affiliated unions use their power to
insist that all labor banks be unionized.
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GERMANY
The decline ln the number of
factory shut-downs during the past
few months was succeeded by a
considerable reversal during the
two weeks preceding September 1,
1925, during which 54 shut-downs
were reported as against 32 during
the preceding half month.
DENMARK
The last two months show a
continuing steady increase in unemployment in Denmark, the minimum figure of 24,824 at the beginning of last month being approximately 10,000 greater than it
was at the same date in the year
1924.
SPAIN
The recent strike of seventy per
cent of the iron and steel workers
of the Bilbao region has been made
the subject of arbitration by a
committee appointed by the department of labor, which will study
wages and living costs.
ITALY
Some 1,500 Italian Communists
have been arrested throughout the
country on charges of plotting
against the state. In Rome During
a single morning 170 were arrested.
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A. F. of L. Adopts New
Declaration on Wages
ATLANTIC CITY—(FP)—That
wages should rise and hours fall
as man's productivity increases
but that wage reductions should
never be accepted is the gist of
the declaration of wages adopted
by the A. F. of L. convention. A
supplementary feature is a recommendation to management to reduce industrial waste which tbe
Federated American Engineering
Societies attrlbtue as 60 per cent
to management and only 26 per
cent to Labor.
Editor Frey of the Molders'
Journal is responsible for the incorporation of the theory that
wages should rise as productivity
of mankind advances: the original
report of the resolutions' committee, as read by Chairman Matthew Woll left out this feature.
Frey pointed out that since 1921
federal statistics credit productivity with a 9 per cent advance
while the number of workers ln
American industry dropped 3 per
cent., thus showing that per cap-
ity working-class productivity had
advanced 12 per cent without a
reflection of this gain ln the wage
figures.
President Green, commenting
afterwards declared the new position -the most forward that American labor had yet taken on
wage theories and of vital timeliness in a,n industrial era when
giant power and other developments were enhancing productivity.
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THE CANADIAN LABOB ADVOCATE
Friday; October 23, 1925
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J2 A TEAR
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WAR STORIES formulated to
*' inveigle people into the army
during the last European bloodiest, have been exposed time and
again by working class speakers,
writers, and investigators. Now
in their rush to become famous
overnight certain members of the
bourgeoisie aro also telling how
Ihey Ued and why they lied, between 1014 and 1018. The latest
to add Ids mite is Brig.-General J.
V. Cliartcris, war time chief of the
British Intelligence Dept. This
worthy boasts that he wns thc
originator of thc yarn that Germany wns boiling down the bodies
ol her dead soldiers in order to
convert the fats into fertilizer.
The general also states that the
story was started as a piece of
British propaganda in China.
This is another illustration how
our christian rulers lie and villify
when it suits tlieir purpose. If
this yard-stick be applied to Liberal and Conservative politicians
the workers will not go very far
wrong on election day.
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-'TROTSKY has bcen belabored
by tlio daily press ever since
they first heard of him in 1017.
Mniiiy stories have been printed
under flaming captions telling of
thc hugo salary he was receiving
in comparison with the poverty
of Russian workers. A few days
uso the Doily Province stated that
Trotsky was sick because lie had
been working 15 to 18 hours per
day and was suffering from lack
of sleep and proper food. One
wonders whether the sleek, well
fed William Lyon Mackenzie King
or the lantern-jawed Arthur
Meighen will ever work so hard
and eat so little that they will
become sick. Neither of the two
havo sufficient sta inula to withstand one day of real hard work.
Fortunately for tliem ruling Canada neither calls for brains or
strength.
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TJEV. A. E. ROBERTS recently
gave an illustrated lecture on
how modern newspapers are
made. Doubtless the subjeet was
inteinsely interesting, but not hnlf
so interesting as It would have
been had the worthy preacher explained how modern news was
manufactured. For instance, he
might have devoted half an hour
to explaining tlie internal work-
Ings of the Riga news factory
where the news regarding Soviet
Russia is turned out. Anyono who
will give a few lectures on how
diseased brains creato news out
of thin all- will soon become famous.
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■pANADIAN WORKERS who
have suffered recent wage
reductions will 1>e interested in
hearing that the cost of living is
on the increase. Tliis, of course,
Is d-iic to unequal freight rates,
and a low tariff. Anyone doubting this can ask cither Jerry Mc-
•Gccr or Harry Stevens.
The Instrument of production
nnd distribution, which mnst be
used co-operatively, must nlso be
owned co-operatively, They can
never again be owned By the individual. They can now be owned
extensively only by small combinations of individuals in the foi-m of
trusts, or collectively by the people
as a whole.—Rev. W. T. Brown.
We cannot bc saved separately;
we must be saved all together.—
Tolstoy.
Support Your Class Candidates!
DEFORE another issue of this paper is off the press either
one or other of the wings of Canada's exploiting machine
will be ensconced in power, assured of a steady income for
the next four years. In a few days such newly-hatched expedients as freight rates will be relegated to the graveyard of
dead political artifices, while perennial policies like tariff
rate on corkscrews will be carefully put away until next
election.
The sole issue to be considered by those workers who
cast a vote is whether they are content with present social
conditions; whether they are willing to continue toiling for
a daily pittance which seldom does more than cover their
present needs, and frequently less.
It ia not unequal freight rates nor badly regulated tariffs
that accounts for the plight in which the Canadian worker
finds himself. If the grain. "flows west" the workers in the
East will be unemployed to the same extent that there is
increased employment here, and vice versa. That, at best,
is but tinkering with effects, leaving underlying causes untouched. The cause of the worker's troubles lies much deeper.
Society as at present constituted has nothing to offer
these who work for a daily wage. Our present social order
is founded on the enslavement of the many by the few; a
social system wherein a handful of wealthy plutocrats own
everything, thus compelling the great mass to work for them
and serve them. If a profit cannot be produced the workers
are thrown out of a job and left to shift for themselves. The
needs of mankind are not considered, but whether a profit
can bc realized from the transaction.
The productivity of Labor is increasing by leaps and
bounds. Every year sees the perfection of some new mechanical device which accelerates production, throws more
workers out of employment, and gluts the market. Under
a sane social system mechanical improvements would, be a
cause for joy, but in the madhouse in which we dwell it is
the cause of untold suffering. The worker's task is to make
the machinery of production the common property of all, and
to see that every mechanical improvement goes to lighten
the load of those who toil instead of benefitting a privileged
few.
The candidates of the Liberal and Conservative parties
arc the aggressive champions of the present social order. They
are the representatives of those who profit from private ownership, and as such are partly responsible for whatever conditions obtain. Neither Mackenzie King nor Arthur Meighen
has ever raised a finger on behalf of the working class of
this country. Not one single act of theirs can be pointed to
as having benefitted the workers, but on thc contrary many
instances can be shown where they have spurned the elementary requests of the working masses.
It is to effect a change in this state of affairs that Labor
candidates are in' the field at this election. Their program
has nothing to do with freight, whether it be wheat or other-
Avise. They do not represent the rights of property, but the
rights of men and women—human rights.
There is but one issue before the Workers of this country, and that is a class issue. Shall the present system of
exploitation, with all its attendant miseries, continue, or shall
a change be made. Those who favor retaining the present
system will vote either Liberal or Conservative—it matters
not which. Those who arc opposed to capitalism, who desire
to free themselves and their class from the shackles of slavery will vote Labor. It matters not what particular carmine
shade onc adheres to, it is their duty to support the candidates of Labor. Whether these men will be able to effect
any fundamental change by being in parliament is also beside
the question at this particular moment. They cannot do less
ou behalf of the working class than such living emblems to
buffoonery as, i'or instance, Harry Stevens or Gerry McGeer.
They can expose the hollow shams transacted in Ottawa, and
show thc class character of the parliamentary institution.
Labor had two representatives in the last parliament. There
is no reason why that number should not be increased by a
dozen at this election. Working men and women, it is your
class duty on October 29th to VOTE LABOR.
"GERRY"
T IKE his brethren in the Con-
servative eamp, Jerry McQeer
likes to drape himself in the
habiliments of patriotism—a convenient decoy for snaring votes.
But Jerry is not content with
playing one role. Like the serpent in the Lake of Lerna, which
Hercules slew, his political strategy is a hydra-headed affair, capable of sprouting two heads whenever one is cut off.
Jerry would like to appear as a
freedom-loving, rollicking, two-
fisted Irishman, performing the
astonishing feat of being infatuated with the banks of the Shannon, and the British Empire at
one and the same time—a sort of
pocket edition of General Mulcahy. Dancing to tunes played
by Winston Churchill, while masquerading as the prototype of the
Irish race apparently is not regarded as an anomaly by this eminent K. C, who has so successfully converted freight rates into
cold cash.
Love of liberty ls entwined with
all Irish sentimens. Freedom from
domination was ever the theme
of Irish song and story. Irish
heroes are always those who have
fought and died for liberation
from foreign yoke; but the versatile Jerry, it appears, would barter the time-honored sentiments
of his race for a sessional indemnity, even although his countrymen never regarded riches as the
escutcheon of valor.
Jerry does not belong to the
vintage of patriots who bespatter
battlefields with their blood. His
gladiatorial propensities tend
more to the bark then the bite.
From his campaign iiterature we
gather that in 1914, when the
call to arms rang out, and patriots were rushing to retrieve
"bleeding Belgium" from the iron
heel of the Teutonic "Hun,"
Jerry betook himself to the safer
if withal less spectacular task of
saving British Columbia from
the machinations of Billy Bowser.
The two-fisted Irish pro-Briton
had eschewed the manly sword
for the fish-wife's lance—the
tongue.
But the precocious Jerry kept
his weather eye open for future
eventualities." In 1918, the year
in which a kind providence, aided
by Bolshevik propaganda in the
Germany army, ended the war,
Jerry enlisted "despite the pressure of his private business, his
public life, and the pleasures of
his home," as his campaign literature puts it. If khaki garb
could procure social standing
Jerry was going to get it, even
although it was by the back door
route, a*pd after danger was over.
Yes, the patriotic Jerry "Joined
up," but not for the allegedly
chivalrous purpose of saving
French and Belgian maidens, nor
for the grim but glorious task of
"ending all wars." Jerry, the
scion of a freedom loving race,
was in the Siberian Expeditionary
Forces, recruited for the purpose
of imposing the tyranny of czarism on the Russia^ people. When
his country was In danger (according to his own tenents) he
wasn't there, but he jumped in
with both feet when it became
the mercenary task of aiding
Churchill to yoke the Bussian
workers to the despotic rule of an
absolute monarchy.
Truly" this Irish prodigy, like
the Wlzzard of Wales, is exceedingly versatile—a necessary quality in a good politician. His actions reveal him to be one thing,
his election poses another.
SAKLATVALA
•T<HE United States has excluded.,
Mr. Saklatvala as an undesirable visitor, and it is a nice question whom she has Insulted.
There is Mr. Saklatvala himself;
there are the people of Battersea,
who chose him as their representative; and there is the House of
Commons, in which he sits. But
for our part we incline to the view
that Mr. Coolidge and Mr. Kellogg
have dealt the deadliest insult to
the people of their own country.
Convinced themselves that Mr.
Saklatvala talks dangerous nonsense, they none the lesB believe
that the citizens of * the United
States are likely to fall victim to
his eloquence. Like every form of
censorship, this exclusion* proceeds
On the assumption that most men
are children whose judgment is not
to be trusted. But in that case,
what becomes of Mr. Coolidge's
constitutional authority—for it was
these same children who elected
him. But the statue of liberty
still stands proudly on guard over
New York Harbour. It is the
touching practice of mankind to
raise monuments to the dead.
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oo many cases of chronic intern and Insanity are due to
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Old Age Pensions
Millions are spent by the Militia
Department for purposes of destruction, yet thousands of aged
men and women are without means
John A. MacDonald deplored of support; those who haVe given
.tlonal Debt of his day, which their whole strength to the pro-
nted to forty million dollars, duetion of the wealth of this coun-
his day we have had the try are In old aee ,lvlng in penury
nate administration of Liberals or are dependent upon some one
Conservatives, and have tried else- Canada ls pending $100,000
Inds of tariffs, both high and uP°n Caa<st training. Would it not
, still the debt has increased. be better t0 SDend this sum upon
ay it stands at the enormous P«»ioii« for the aged and to sub-
jre of $2,417,000,000; every sldize the Provincial grant to de-
len has over his head a debt of Pendant mothers?
p, which means for a family of
! over fourteen hundred dollars.
IF YOU BELIEVE IN—
Decent wages under decent conditions for ALL workers.
Decent houses and healthy living
conditions.
Your right to the wealth you
create and the privileges you
make possible.
The child's right to be cared for;
to be protected; to be kept at
school.
Pensions for those who have
worked; help for those who
are sick or who sustain injuries. *.
Work for EVERYONE.
Then vote Labor. Labor cannot
give all these things at once,
but these are the things labor
stands for, and wil eventually
get. Every vote counts.
It was the farmers of Ontario jp YOU AKE AGAINST—
who first decided to elect to the
the old politicians have no House of Commons a woman. In
tion to offer. Still there are the last Federal Election Miss
Agnes McPhail actually defeated
e unemployment, more youths Premier Meighen. Let the farmers
skilled labor migrating to other of B.C. show themselves as wise in
tries. Recently we have wit- their day.
led the spectacle of 600,000 of —
ada's youth going out of one Railway Clerks' Union
r into the U. S. A., whilst the , _ . _, - _
Itlclans have brought in through OUSted 1. Tom A.J.. OI L.
ther door millions of dollars __________________!
Wed from Wall St.; not to pay
National Debt but to pay the
rest on the debt. The unpleas-
(By Esther Lowell, Federated
Press)
ATLANTIC CITY.—Suspension
truth ls that our politicians from ^ Amerioan Federation of
been handing over this nation . . _ . . .
Labor will be accepted by
grand executive council of
Brotherhood of Railway & Steam-
ship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Ex-
anadataces today a tremendous presfl Bmployee8 rather than sub-
Mem ln her unemployed. mission to the A. F. of L. decision
ither of the old parties have giving the Brother of Teamsters
tie V. 8. A., which already domi-
fzs Canada financially.
Unemployment
the
the
The slums of our cities and the
slums of our rural districts.
The poverty in which a large
percentage of people live.
The tragic unemployment in the
old countries which fore-
, shadows what will happen
here.
Child slavery, not only abroad,
but on this continent.
The exploitation of and interference with the people of other
lands.
Doles for the poor who do all the
useful work, and dividends for
the rich who -do no work.
Capitalist wars which the workers have to fight, and for
which they get NOTHING.
Then vote Labor. Labor is
against all these things.
jttloned this, nor have they sug
[ed a solution. Last year Can
Chauffeurs, Stablemen and Helpers
jurisdiction over railway express
imported nearly $700,000,000 art-vers, the delegation of the Rail-
|th of goods, all of which could way clerks to the 45th annual
been produced in this coun- A> p. of L. , convention believe.
Convention Denounces
Yellow Dog Contracts
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.—(FP)
—Yellow dog contracts were at-
thto wo^^avVprovidedVm- The"'ciMk^' Velegatio7*gave"this tacked by John P. Frey, PH**"-"*
ment for 4.000.000 Canadians ™lnlon „ a written statement to Ohio state federation "«d editor
wage of $1,200 per year; and the press after the 45th annual of the Molders' ™*n Jo««U. a
allowed atSthe same time 40 l^.Tf I convention had approv- the 46 th «*«aconv*ntiono
'cent, to the management for fd the report 0f its committee on the American Federation of La-
Kits and overhead charges. Such executive council's report. provid-
bor. A resolution offered the
ub anu overueau ^6*»* =»™ executive council s r.^- . ***■«■ -- conVentlon Dy the International
fesmanship would have been ing that the Clerks' union shall be the
[thy of the ballot of the people. 8Uspended by the A. F. of L. if the Molders ^ p ^ ^ ^ ^
**, menace of unemployment is clerks* executive board does not ^ oonti.actg by hoatUe em.
nring daily, men are becoming within 90 days take steps toward ^^ gtate federatlons
pnerate, homes are being turning organized express drivers * ;,-.,_ „,.,_ __-_* _„■—._ ,„_._
kens are being forced to eke
fan existence in slum conditions.
War
Peace Bureau is an important
are obi«b turnlng orgamzea «uu»i-™». - pregented in 0hlo and Illinois leg-
tap up. children are leaving over to the Teamsters. islatures should become the model
ol to seek work, thousands of B y Badley of tho clerks said fQ_, trade union guldance in other
that his union didn't go after states
craft expressmen but only those ^^ related how the Unlted
employed in railroad express work. sho_ Mach,nery Corp ln Massa.
"Aren't there organiaztions m the chusettg. lntroduced these individ-
er for consideration. A pledge a. F. of L. with jurisdictional dis- ^ contracts whereby the worker
iromote peace and to protect putes for years and their charters slgng thaj. ^ ig nQ(. ft unlon mani
nation from future wars are not yet suspended?" he asked, w... ^ beoome one and lf he
id be asked of every member without mentioning the Carpenters do(js that he forfeits hls job- jja-
to Ottawa. There is need for Wh0 have defied A. F* of L. ef- chinists empi0yed by the corpora-
establishment of a peace de- forts to induce them to return to tl(m struck against the yellow dog
fcment which would carry on re- the Building Trades Dept. A contracts. The Massachusetts su-
|fch work, which would find out r0U call vote showed 23,845 for preme court finany ruled that
lay bare the cause of war for the committee's report and the such a atrlke against these con-
flic discussion. Under such a ultimatum to the Clerks; 3895
cy according to Lloyd George, against. B _»«____________»
would vanish under -the jj_ -y. Harper of the Clerks told Metal Trades Association and
Eiering contempt of humanity." reporters that his union attempt- other employer organiaztions were
(re ls a Department of Militia, ed t0 organize all the workers in using individual contracts for
not a Department of Peace? one division of the transport in- union-smashing a*nd warned the
Minister of war, why not a min- dustry and' was in a sense Indus- convention of their danger. The
of Peace whose duty it would trial as compared to the Team- resolution went to the executive
I to educate people in ideals of sters' union, which is built on council for further action,
se, and to foster good will oraft lines,
>ng nations. That we might
recourse to arbitration, mak-
tthe declaration of war impos-
until the, causes have been
nitted to the public for discus-
[ and to a Board of Arbitration.
tracts was illegal, Prey stated.
He asserted that the National
No Objections Made
To "The Funny Place"
SAILORS* STRIKE ATTACKED
ATLANTIC CITY—(FP)*— Endorsement of the British seamen's
and firemen's union for its fight
against radicals was glvep by ad-
(PP) option of a resolution introduced
An-
the un-
sea-
Say you saw It advertised in the
'Advocate".
, , ATLANTIC CITY, N. J,
the people of this country F_ by the seamen,_ deIegation
p of again being thrust into /" _° hfinrd nlentV 0f «™w Furuseth attacked th,
i^W^^"^-"^"^^"^^^ official strike that British __„-
!y of peace is a policy of san- Protest °i& the convention hotel
eeonomv and constructlveness selected, no kick was registered men fut "P ^<"nst the wage cut
econorny and constructlveness. ^ ^ -^ ^ ^^ ^ ^ accepted by the unlon.
Beturned Men of steepleohase Pler for the con-
,e tragedy of the returned ventlon halli The entrance of the
ler calls for an Investigation of pler ls guarded by two gigantic
whole system of pensions and w00*aen soldiers, toy brand; a —
settlement. Heroes walk the huge grinning face is above the their perspectives considerably
ets;- their families are being do0r; and the motto: Steeple- warped whe,n entering convention
ed into congested and vile chase—The Funny Place, is bold- hall If they chanced to gaze in
,s; whilst other well to do mem- iy lettered beneath the grinding the usual concave-convex mirror
of the army receive pensions welcome. The sides of the con- which entertain earlier summer
of all proportion to the ser5 vention hall—outside—are decor- visitors to the Steeplechase Pler.
is they rendered during or since ated with the inscriptions: The And one should not fail to see
close of the wr.r. There are Funniest Place on Earth. Inno- the happy animals running from
rteen generals in Canada draw- eent Fun and Amusement for Noah's Ark along the roof of the
salaries amounting to $90,000 Young and Old.. Delegates had A. F. of L. Convention Hall.
gY the increased business we declare our
sale a real success.
Greb Work Boots, tan or black.
plain or with toeoap; until Saturday evening $4.80
Men's Leather Work Boots, 6 to
10 .'.... $3.46 and $3.96
Children's Kneo Gum Boots, 5 to
10% $1.96
Flannelette Blankets, grey or
white, por pair—10.4, $1.90;
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—Sizes 14% to 17% 9b
Men's Irish Sorgo Pants, f* pockets, belt loops, cuff bottoms;
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Muleskin Work Gloves, extra
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1
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whole family.
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Hansen Sox—Special 50c
No. 3% «5c
No. 4 .* 75o
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Stanfield's T.'nder wear — Per
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Green Label $1.75
Red Label $2.50
Blue Label $8.00
Black Label $1.00
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18-20 CORDOVA STREET WEST Page Six
THE CANADIAN LABOR ADVOCATE
Friday, Oetofcer 23, lj
With the Marine Workers
(Conducted by W. H.
Donaldson, Secretary Federated Seafarers
of Canada.)
SEAMEN'S ACTIVITIES
Convention Throws Out
Left Wing Proposals
By ART SHIELDS, Federated
Presa
ATLANTIC CITY — (FP)—Recognition of Russia, the proposal
——^——— of the._Anglo-Russian Unity Com-
MEWS from one of the coast- the only organization working mittee for a world trade union
wise vessels is to the effect steadily in the interests of the congress to arrange a plafli for in-
that Brother Alec. McNaughton seafaring men sailing from Brit- ternatlonal labor co-operation and
has had a severe accident, which isb Columbia ports. Next month the resolution for a Labor Party
has caused an injured spine. Ac- (November) promises to be a re- officially sponsored by the A. F.
cording to the report at hand, coru ior tbe Federated Seafarers' of L. were all three approved at
Brother McNaughton fell d'ow*n Union of Canada* It is lip to the the Atlantic City convention of
the hold of the S.S. Griff oo. He members aboard each vessel to the A. F. of L. And it is doubt-
is in tho hospital at Anyox, B.C. -'ee that every one of their ship- fill whether these left wing pro-
The membership • hopes he will mates carries a Federated Seafar- Posals have been assailed in more
have a speedy recovery. ra' Union membership book, or harsh language at any previous
, help to explain the good work convention.
Another member of the Feder- tnat the union has done in the The report of the resolutions
ated Seafarers' Union of Canada past an<^ what can *?e dolw to get committee on the Russian recog-
has been in the hospital at Vic- tetter conditions in the future nition proposal was a declaration
toria and is discharged as fit, al- ^y' ue6otiations representing ev- of aggressive enmity to the com-
though not altogether well. He ely sallor' ^aman and cook or- munist philosophy and the Rus-
is Jamie Welsh, .a well-known 6anlzeii in tne Federated Seafar- sian government it controls. "The
sailorman around' the port of Vic- ers' Unlon oi Canada. The ves- American Federation of Labor,"
toria, sels of tne Coastwise Steamship says the report, "declares its hos-
are almost one hundred per cent, tility not merely in a defensive
organized, as is the Kingsley Nav- manner but in a vital and aggres-
Whaling Company's vesael'f«on Company vessels-go with sive mariner." The next paraded tn viPtn-.n J th„ iBt-l the »«•*•*"■?• An organizing cam- graph goes so far as to commend
paign will be in operation from tor its courage in refusing recog-
the beginning of the month. Non- nition the American government
union men should remember that whose administration chiefs^ were
it pays to become organized. Many oppost-d by* labor in the'li<24
non-union men have beep backed campaign.
out of vessels in B.C. through not WUUam Green. takine the flooi.
carrying a union card.
spoke as emphatically against a
diplomatic rapproachment with
Captain Miller of the "Canadian Russla as ha(J hla predeCessor
Skirmisher," evidently reads the Samuel Qomeprs. He denounced
"Advocate" once in a. while. The the RuBslan institutions as auto*
Three more of the Consolida*
ted
returned to Victoria at the latter
epd of last week, namely, the S'.S.
White, S.S. Black and the S.S.
Brown. The crews were more
fortunate than the crews of the
S.S. Green and S.S. St. Lawrence,
which did not catch many whales.
The "White" had 68 whales, the
"Black" 57, and the "Brown" 51.
There is a three-dollar" bonus on
euch whale for the seamen em-
Ployed as A.B.'s. The firemen wrUer "met the Captain Recently ^"^J^^^LT"^
have a flat rate of wages. The ln the Vanoouver a^mng offlce, ?£uo^ _uTSf saW that he
orew of the "White," therefore. and he enQulred wbetbw\ wrote J"d ^o oblectSn to Jhe Russian
have the honor of being the high the reDort which aooeared in the ," oDiectl°n l° tlne Kuss,a"
boat whicli means that thev will appeared in tne people preferring their form of
have T bute?Tv Inveio,.! .^f "Advocate" concerning conditions eover„me„t if they desired, but
any of tLfotheT crewt Three °n the "Ski™lsher'' l re>lie« * would fight attempts to change
mo^-e are due to __7_ at an! the a"'Irnlatlve. Pointin* out tnat American institutions,
moie aie due to arrive at any we reoeived the report trom one
moment, the S.S. Grant and the o£ the crew and publighed lt a0.
S.S. Blue. As this is being writ- cordlngiy
r.r..^. °_-7-t.7. ^r_m-'t_ ^ - »»■■ ****
need for the class struggle. Here
Earlier in the morning, In the
Labor Party debate, Green laid
down his patriotic articles of
'There is no
The average for the amount of the benefit o£ the weWi ■ He ad.
tme that the vessels have been mitted havl reCeived a com- „,„„ ... n
away will not be as good as it plaint frolh two members of the evwy cittoen
was last year. Some of the boata """* °"M™
is sovereign
every sovereign a citizen."
and
He
crew apd that it was adjusted. declared that all needed ref0rm8
had been sailing on coasting ves*
sels at a flat rate of wages.
The membership of the Feder-
have a representative of the or*
ganization here all the time, In*
stead of a weekly visit from the be^ 'j "^ ~tey/ ~h"0" were ln
Vancouver delegates. Several
members of the former I.L.A. who
are compelled to work on vessels vlg~ & ^ ^
sailing out of Victoria have stated
that, as the Federated Seafarers*
could be brought about by the
voters.
Flatly oposing the Labor Party
program as a present course,
will not make as much as if they a£ter whlch he e3Cpialned how he
treated the crew of the "Skirmisher."
To give Captain Miller his just
ated Seafarers' Union of Canada dUe W6 *** ""* h6 d°M ^ Green ""said" that "the" failure of
atea aeatarers U,plon of Canada th sallorB b tter than most „.._... with the back-
in -Victoria are trying hard to c „ M „ ffl fa f t we Senator LaFollette, with the back
u u- m* M- wnoers. in laci we lng of Labori on ^ independent
have seldom heard of any skip- tlcket was a leSBOn that labor
pers of that fleet visiting mem... ghould no(. repeat such a oourse.
The proposal for world trade
hospital, but Captain Miller has unlon unlty was denoun0ed in
been to the Vancouver hospital to muoh the aaine t6rms as that for
Russian recognition. The com-
If there were a few more men mlttee*s reporti however, con-
Union li iho onlv union that is "ke CaPta'n MlllOT lB °harge ?f tained the interesting news that
union is the only union that is c Q M M essela there wouid workers have sent us
taking interest in the seafarers be , oomplalnta of 8eamen ^J^J^^^'JE
sailing out of Victoria, it ls their be,ng 8tarved,
intention to become members and
place Victoria on a well organized
basis. New fittings were added
to the branch hall, which is situated at Room 11, Green Block,
1216 Broad street, Victoria.
Brother Herbert Doyle, who was
appointed as delegate to the
"whalers" at Rose Harbor, B.C.,
where the "White," "Black" and
a message urging our sympathetic
consideration of the proopsal contained in this resolution." Re-
Delegate W. Morgan was very plying to this appeal the commit-
successful in organizing many men tee announced a Monroe Doctrine
aboard Canadian government ves- for American labor against "ag-
sels owing to the activity of the gression by propaganda."
uuion In exposing the disgraceful "The Pan American Federation
conditions existing aboard C.G.M. of Labor," continued the report,
M. vessels. "is the recognized international
■ labor movement of the Americas.
We have some more news from Through it the American Repub-
Rrown-'were'operating'Trom, did "»• C.G.M.M. vessels for the next lies give expression to the aspira-
some extra good work on behalf '^ue of the Labor -Advocate- tlons and ideals of their wage
of the union when the ships were the paper that ls doing its best earning masses and the American
paid off. His interest in the un- to further the cause of the sea- People are determined that it
ion on behalf of the entire mem- ^ors in conjunction with the shall so continue. Neither the
bershlp was very valuable owing Pederaed Seafarers' Unio,n. . red Internationale of autocratic
to his popularity with the crews Moscow nor f"* other interna-
of the vessels he came in contact Many Victoria members of the tionale may in complacency ig-
with. When nominations open former LUA. were greatly sur- nore this definition of American
for officials of the organization I**™** to learn of the death of labor policy.'
next month Herbert should be the late Brother Tom Bauldle.
nominated. Without doubt he Is 0ne of them stated that he was "One man with an idea in his
fully capable to fill any of the "shipmates with Tom 45 years ago, head ls in danger of being consld-
exeoutive positions as a loyal when they were put in Jail ered a madman; two men with the
member of the Federated Seafar- through assisting the Australasian same Idea in common may be foolers' Union of Canada. He assist- Seamen's Union, of which he was ish, but can hardly he mad; 10
cd very much in collecting over a member at that time. men sharing an idea begin to act;
one hundred dollara in dues. Oth- 100 draw attentions as fanatics,
er members should take *note and Members are urged to take out io00 and society begins to tremble,
100,000 and there ls war abroad,
vocate. One dollar ($1.00) for ana the cause has victories tang-
six months, two dollars ($2.00) n>ie and real—and why only 100,-~
tako the same interest in the af- subscriptions for the Labor Ad
fairs of their organization
A visit was paid to several of for a year, and the paper is de- 000? Why not 100,000,000 and
the vessels in Victoria, and many Mvered to your home or postal peace upon earth? Tou and me
seafarers expressed a desire to address. who agree together, lt is we who
become members of the Seafarers' have to answer that question."—
Union, which thy are confident is Send in Tour Subscription Today. William Morris.
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THE CANADIAN LABOR ADVOCATE
Page Seven
►vernment Records Reveal Alliance of Employers
And Politicians to Beat Down Canadian Workers
following points deal in the main with governmental intervention , in wage disputes. Such well known incidents as the
nipeg Strike, Nova Scotia Strikes, etc., are not dealt with.
return published in Hansard, 1924, gives the following returns
military expenditures by the government in suppressing strikers
protesters against political conditions:
iNaiinlmo, B. C, riots, $225,000.00. Tlie Hindoo trouble in
[Vancouver cost $1,143.00. The Street Railway Dispute in
| Windsor, $2,187.00. The Winnipeg Strike, $196,821.00. Quebec
1 in 1922, $184.00. The St. John, N.B., Railway Dispute, $985.00.
[Cape Breton, 1922, $63,295.00; ln 1923, $99,621.00. Figures
[for 1925 not available.-
"ILLEGAL" STRIKES
November 4th, 1917, a foreman of the Algoma Steel Corporation
} told some of his men that they should demand more wages. The
made demands which were refused. They went home. Four
later.8 of these men were found guilty of striking and fined
100 and costs. ($13.00). On November llth, another was fined
plarly and the foreman $80*00 and costs for Inciting the men to
ke. .Ijabor Gazette, p. 984, 1917.
/On July 9th, 1917, 12 employees at Estevan, Alta, were discharged
going on strike unlawfully, contrary to Sections 56 and 57 of
[industrial Disputes Act. One was dismissed; 4 were fined $25.00
costs, ($13.00); 7. were fined $50.00 and costs.
, On July 10th, 1917) IE employees at Taylortown, Sask., were
charged as above. Two were dismissed on payment of costs;
fn were fined $25.00 and costs, ($11.00); six fined $50.00 and
Labor Gazette, p. 984, 1917.
[ Senator Robertson sent a despatch to Samuel Compers on May
1919, requesting his influence as head of the International
bor movement to defeat the general strike plans, (Can. Annual
View, 1919, p. 604.)
HOURS AND WAGES
IE Liberal Convention of 1919 urged the adoption of the eight
hour day and a,weekly rest of 24 hours. (Can. Annual Review,
'-)
The Royal Commission on Industrial Conditions, 1919, made
^.following recommendations: (Can. Annual Review, 1919, p. 508.)
~ Fixing of a Minimum Wage, especially for women, girls and
IklUed labor.
'Maximum work day of eight hours and a weekly rest of not less
24 hours.
State insurance against unemployment, sickness, invalidity" and
f ngo."
Proportional Represent at'on.
Regulation of Publlo Works to relievo unemployment. and help
[the building of workers' homes.
See recent wage schedules and see how far the government has
I'led out the above recommendations.
SQUEEZING THE MINERS
March 23rd, 1920, the Canmore Coal Co. locked out those em-
' ployees who refused to sign the check-off. The workers brought
fges against the employers under the Industrial Disputes Act.
decision in this case was that the company was legally bound
Ifollow order No. 141 of the Director of Coal Operations. The
Bctor had the right under Order in Counoil to issue this order if
action would help clear up any disputes which had curtailed
duetion. The aetion of the operators was further justified in court
pursuance of their obligations as coal operators under control of
ernment officials. (Labor Gazette, p. 025, 1920.)
AIDING THE EMPLOYERS
IE Labor Gazette in 1923 records that the fair wage for T. & N.
1 O. carpenters in Halleybury, Ont., was fixed at 55c per hour.
In 1923 the government amended the Industrial Disputes Act,
king it unlawful for an employer to change wages or hours of
jfr before the dispute had been dealt with by the board of conation. The annual meeting of the Canadian Manufacturers As-
Hation, July 1923, declared "As this amendment was viewed with
lavor by the members interested in mining, steps were taken to
lose it in the Senate." The Senate threw out the amendment,
(.nadian Annual Review, 1923.)
Statement ln Hansard, 1924, p. 2283, revised edition: Minister
|l_abor Murdock: "The wages of laborers on tho Welland Canal
fixed at 40c per hour at the request of the contractors."
The same gentleman, explaining the decrease in wage on the
[Hand Canal, June 1st, 1925, p. 3934, unrevised edition of Han-
"A^thirty-five cent rate was fixed (by the Fair Wage Board)
|lch lowered the laborer's wage by five cents an hour."
"Certain linemen were reduced 20 cents an hour. (From 75c per
|r to 55c per houi-.) Note: The Minister of Labor has power to
lie disputes under Fair Wage Schedule. „
FAIR WAGES
, $15,000.00 contract at St. Antoine de Tilly, Que., under date of
August 1925, embodies as a fair wage for ordinary laborers at
per hour for a ten hour day. (Labor Gazette, Sept., 1925.) Con-
; the following fair wage rates taken from the Labor Gazette during
(The rates are for ordinary, not buildings laborers, whose
Is are usually higher than those of ordinary laborers.)
Ichard, B.C., and Gleneden, B.C., for a nine-hour day........ $3.00
Jice Albert, Sask ...27%c per hour. 10 hour day
Icouver, B.C 37%e per hour. 8 hour day
Intford, Ont 22%c per hour. 10 hour day
fquieries, Que J. 20c per hour. 10 hour day
|kerville, Ont 25c per hour. 9 hour day
rolt River, Ont 25c per hour. 9 hour day
UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF
VNSARD states that in September, 1922, the expenses in connection
with the Dominion-Provincial Conference on Unemployment con-
lied the following'Items:
yal Golf Club, Aylmer Rd., Que. Dinner, 60 covers $347.20
hhestra 65.00
ill Electric Co. Special car to convey the commission to the
dinner .' ■ 25.00
LABOR SPYING
|ANSARD, 1925, reports that two members of the Royal Canndian
Mounted Police attended a labor meeting held in Nanaimo Sept.
lh, 1924. The purpose was to find but what was being said. In other
Irds, spying.
IMMIGRATION
TN APRIL, 1924i the government allowed 76 Chinamen to enter
•*• Canada under' bond to the British Empire Steel Corporation
(Besco). The 76 were required in addition to the 29 already employed to work upon Besco ships. Bonds amounting to $105,000.00
were put up to cover the Chinese while working to Canada.
The motive was to displace white labor by the Chinese, who
worked for lower wages One fireman, says Hansard, was fired from
a Besco ship, The reason given to Duncan MacDonald, the man in
question, was, "the Chinaman are coming Monday . . . look for another job."
The importation of the Chinamen violated the following statutes:
(1) Alien Contract Aet, which prohibits the.importation of labor
under contract.
(2) Chinese Immigration Act, sections 5 and 7, which declares
that- "Chinese must land in Canada only in ports of Vancouver or
Victoria." The Chinese in question oame from Capton through the
Suez Canal, London and Halifax, N.S.
(3) Bonding is also illegal and is permissible only in cases of
transients.
Hansard, May 12, 1924, states that the Canadian Colonization
Society brought 35 irrimigradits to Canada. The society received
from the government $100,000.00 as a subsidy, and a similar sum
from the Canadian National Railway and the Canadian Pacific Rail-
SALVATION ARMY GRANTS
GRANTS' made to the Salvation Army to help them with their
immigration Work total as follows (Hansard, 1924):
1909-1910 — $ 10,516.67
1910-1911 16,616.64
1911-1912 * .- 15,516.64
1912-1913 15,516.67
1913-1914 22,516.68
1914-1915 21,516.67
1915-1916 10,000.00
1916-1917 7,500.00
1917-1918 7,500.00
1918-1919 7,500.00 <*«**
1919-1920 5,000.00 Immigration
1920-1921 15,000.00
1921-1922 25,000.00 $ 1,600.00
1^22-1923 25,000.00 1,500.00
1923-1924. 36,000.00 13,997.00
Totals $238,699.16 $16,997.00
MILITARISM
THE appropriations for Cadet Services for the year 1924-25 were
$450,000.00 and $400,000.00 respectively.
The vote for the Royal Military College was $360,000.00. Hansard,
1924.
The Toronto Star, March 20th, 1924, says the average net cost for
each student is $1,750.00. The student pays $400.00. He receives
ciothes, skis, and other personal bills are paid. It coses $150.00
yearly for each student for horsemanship.
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS :
THE National Liberal Conference of 1919 urged "the removal of wartime restrictions upon freedom of speech and liberty of. the press."
Communist literature is refused admittance to the Dominion. The
Communist International Magazine, the International Youth, Lenin
and he Youth, are prohibited.
CENTRAL COUNCIL'S PROPERTY TO BE
TAKEN OVER IF CHARTER IS REVOKED
By ART SHIELDS, Federated traditions of the parent body. Till
- Press the recommendations were adopt-
ATLANTIC CITY (FP) An- ed there was no authority to lift
drew Furuseth, head of the sea- the Properties of the offending
men's union, took the floor at the sroup along with its charter
A. F. of L. convention against An amendment was adopted to
a recommendation of the Commit- the *"** that properties taken
tee on Laws, giving the Executive °ver «">* bf re ained on* *»> *•
Council of the A. F. of L. author- central boale8 ln <-uestlon nad
ity to take over the property of been reorganized.
central labor bodies and state federations whose charters might be U. S.-German Textilers'
revoked, but he lost his fight. i_i j ,• t m ± j
The convention ratified the re- *edeiatlOnJS Mooted
commendation.
The new powers given the Ex- ATLANTIC CTHT, N. J.-Amei-
ecutive Council are intended as lcan nn(1 Ge™an textllo workers
weapons to be used against cen- may work out some means ot con-
tral bodies going left, it would cei'tea actlon aSaln8t tn'° inter-
appear from the explanatory re- nat|onal employing combination of
marks ot Chairman Tobin of the Botany and Gera Mllla' New Jei'-
Committee on Laws, who ls him- sey' wIth a Central European tex-
self a member of the Executive tlle syndicate of 35 mills in Ger-
Council. Tobin said situations ma"y- Hungary, Poland, and
might arise where central bodies Czecho-Slovnkia, If the officials of
violated A. F. of L. laws by har- thelr respective unions begin nego-
borlng secessionists and adopting tlatlons. President Mai-tln Plettl
policies contrary to the laws and of the German Clothing Workers'
,^_____________________________________ Union ls gathering Information
' during his American visit as one of
AllStrali-in WOTk6r3 the *" "wni8n trade union dele-
_ _ , i • i it • Bates attending the American Fed-
FOr Industrial UlllOn eratlon of Labor convention in At-
lantlc City. Plettl ls a close friend
SYDNEY, Australia.—A confer- of the German textile union's head
ence of the Building Trades and Is taking his findings back to
Workers' group held at Sydnoy him since tho German textile work-
unanimously agreed upon one un- ers have no representative In this
ion In the building trades Indus- year's delegation.
try. Delegates attended from the,
Carpenters, Building Laborers, In every country tho dangerous
Painters, Quarrymen, Slaters and classes are those who do no work.
Bricklayers. —Longfellow.
Reward of Toil
(By Leland Olds)
DRIZE CONTEST! Name the 16,-
634 individuals who were of such
outstanding worth to America in
1923 that they received a combined
income which would support 1,-
260,000 families at the average
wage of a skilled railroad mechanic
—and we will send you a year's
free subscription.
You can mention Rockefeller,
Morgan, Gary, Ford and perhaps a
dozen other big noises in financial
juggling, but how about the remaining 16,620 to whom the workerB of the country were forced to
turn over $2,140,434,697. This is
20 per cent, of the entire amount
paid in wages to all the factory
workers in the country in that
year.
These 16,634 individuals received
$912,587,633 just for owning assorted stocks in the country's productive enterprises. It amounts to
over $1,000,00.,000 if dividends
and Interests are combined. They
own a pretty big chunk of the
country, judging from the full report of the IT. S. commissioner of
Internal revenue on 1923 Incomes.
The country's 5 richest men,
grouped together by the bureau to
hamper identification, had gross
income in 1923 of $42,835,939, an
average of $8,354,492. They received $35,728,185 in dividends and
only $206,716 in wages and
salaries. They got about 180 times
• the income they draw for personal
service which in turn probably ex
aggerates their relative worth to
the country. Altogether their
combined Income would have supported 30,000 families according to
the wage earner's standard approved by the National (employers') Industrial Conference board.
The 74 individuals whose net incomes were over $1,000,000 were
apparently worth $178,954,543 to
the country in 1923, an average of
$2,415,000 apiece. Their combined
income would have provided a mechanic's wage for 100,000 families.
Their dividends amounted to $85,-
387,024.
Dropping to where wealthy families must skimp we find 4,182 individuals with net incomes over
$100,000. Their grand total was
$1,127,273,807 or an average of
$270,000 apiece. Here is enough
income to pay mechanic's wages to
more than 150 times their number.
Thirty-four of the 74 persons
with Incomes of more than $1,000,-
000 live ln New York, while 62 of
the 74 live In Now York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania. Illinois nnd
Michigan. Similarly 1445 of tho
4,182 net Incomes of over $100,000
were reported from Now York and
2,469 from the four states, New
York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
nnd Illinois.
OOBPOBATION OF THE DISTBIOT OP
SOUTH VANOOUVER
VOTERS' LIST
VOTERS' LIST now in conrso of preparation. Soo that you namo is In-
cludod if ontitlrd to voto.
Special Attention
Nono but registered deed holders and
registered Bgreement*for-salo holders aro
placed on list. Whore agreement Is registered deed-holder ean not voto on
samo proporty. Uogistor yonr agreements or deeds at onco so that yonr
nnme can ho placed on tho list.
Householders and liconso holders Inserted hy declaration only.
Last day for malting such declaration,
Octobor 31st, 1925,
For Information call Municipal Clerk
Fraser 1. List closes Decembor 1st,
192E.
Clerk's offlco will bo opon during
regular honrs, and tho Municipal Clork
will he in attendance at his offlco in
the Munlclpnl Hall on tho ovening of
"Wednesday, October 28th, from 7:30 to
9 p.m., for tho purpose of taking declarations.
WILLIAM T. RILEY,
Municipal Clerk. a^^^^m
mmmam-
Page Eight
THE CANADIAN LABOR ADVOCATE
Friday, October 23;
Dry Cleaning
CURTAINS, CRETONNES, FABRIC,
SUITS, DRESSES, ETC.
We make them look like new
Royal City Laundry
814 ROYAL AVENUE NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C.
Telephone 183
WE ARE PROMPT—WB ARE CAREFUL
The "Royal City" vans go to every part of New Westminster
and district. Give your bundle to the driver or phono 183 and
he will call.
Your Health is Your Best
Asset—Protect it.
Dr. J. S. Pirie
Sanipraetic Physician '
8-10 HABT BLDG.,
NEW WESTMINSTEB, B.C.
Phone 884
Por yoars wo havo successfully
employed our system of Chiropractic, Violet Ray and Osteopathy, assisting many back to
normal health and happiness. You
need not suffer ill health if you
will consult us. Wo can put you
on tho way to recovery.
PROTECT TOUR HEALTH
Richwell Brush Manufacturing
Company, Ltd*
1068 Edmonds Street, New Westminster
MANUFACTURERS OF
HOUSEHOLD AND TOILET BRUSHES
AU Brushes Guaranteed
AN ENTIRELY B.O. PRODUCT
When you require any kind of brush ring up N. W. 1869
write above address and immediate attention will he give|
your orders.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR BUSINESS
Phone 1
Phone 2
ANNANDALE SUPPLY
CO. LIMITED
641 Columbia Street
Charlton's Carmen Potatoes —
■ winter keepers and fine white
boilers; 100-lb. sack $1.60
3-sack lots at $1.50
Ashcroft Netted Cem Potatoes—
100-lb. sack $2.00
5-sack lots at $1.95
Finest Okanagan Dry Onions—
50-lb. lots $1.00
Purple-Top Swede Turnips—
100-lb. sack $1.25
Finest Ontario Bee-KistJHoney—
5-lb. tin 95c
King Apples—Per box..
$1.50
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C.
Grimes Golden Apples—Box $1.25
Strawberry and Apple Jam—
2 tins , 95c
Mrs. Pound's Seville Orange
Marmalade—4-lb. tins 60c
Van Camp's Tomato Soup—
2 tins 25c
Boyal City Peas, Beans and ■ Tomatoes, assorted—Dozen $1.75
Hill, Top Garden Tea—Lb 65c
3-lb. lots $1.85
Kraft Cheese—Special, lb 40c
Finest Alberta "Specials" Butter
—Per lb 51c
FREE DELIVERIES
ROYAL
Westminster, B. C.
Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday
October 26, 27, 28
First Showing iu B.O. of the
Screen's Greatest Dog Hero
Peter the Great
—IN—
"Wild Justice"
Thursday, Friday,
Saturday
October 29, 30, 31
fiebe Daniels
—AND—
HARRISON FORBES
—IN— ..
"Quarantine"
Amazing, Thrilling
Continuous From
2 p.m. to 11p.m.
Funnier Than
"Wild West Susan'*
THIS WEEK ENDS OUR
MAPLE LEAF SALE
TTNTIL Saturday, Oct. 31st, you can still get a complete washing outfit—Electric Washer and five useful articles from the washday
equipment illustrated in this ad.—all for the price of the washer alone
No other company has ever offered such an outfit as we
have been giving during this Maple Leaf Sale, which
has been running from Coast to Coast during this past
month. The reputation of Beatty Bros. Limited is behind every outfit we sell. Think what this guarantee
means to you.
Direct From Factory to You
The terms we are offering during this sale are so easy
that anyone may have an electric washing outfit today.
Pay us only $1.00 down and arrange the balance to suit
your circumstances. Remember this sale only lasts until
October 31st. Get yours today.
"WHITE CAP"
The White Cap Electric Washer nccils
no introduction in
Vancouver or Now
Westminster. Hundreds have already
taken Advantage of
fills renin rkahlo offer.
Largest Washer Manufacturers in the British Empire
928 Granville St. Sey. 7863
521 Columbia St. New Westminster
PHONE 29
FOLDING TUB BENCH
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